Standard Bank Namibia has appointed Helena Mboti as group economist. Mboti brings a decade of experience across central and commercial banking, offering a well-rounded, insightful perspective on macroeconomic policy, financial markets, and balance-sheet risk.

Her professional background includes significant roles at the central bank, where she served as an economist in the research department and later as an analyst in the financial stability department. 

Her work encompassed monetary and financial statistics, macroprudential analysis, systemic risk assessment, and financial stability monitoring, providing her with deep exposure to monetary policy formulation and risk assessment across Namibia’s financial system.

Mboti has also held the role of economist within the FirstRand Namibia Group across FNB/RMB, Ashburton, and Pointbreak, where she supported group-wide macroeconomic analysis and policy interpretation. 

In these positions, she translated complex global and regional economic developments into strategic insights to inform senior leadership and guide organisational decision-making.

In her new role as group economist, Mboti is expected to drive Standard Bank Namibia’s economic research agenda by delivering forward-looking macroeconomic analysis, comprehensive risk assessments, and thought leadership. 

Her expertise supports strategic planning, enhances economic intelligence across the institution, and strengthens engagement with key stakeholders in both the public and private sectors.

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